diff --git a/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
index 9eb60cb..5aa1cb6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ fun MainScreen(
         ) {
             if (uiState.serverAddress.isBlank()) {
                 NoServerConfigured(onNavigateToSettings)
+            } else if (!uiState.isConnected && uiState.isConnecting) {
+                ConnectingIndicator()
             } else if (!uiState.isConnected) {
                 ConnectionError(
                     errorMessage = uiState.errorMessage,
@@ -159,6 +161,26 @@ private fun NoServerConfigured(onNavigateToSettings: () -> Unit) {
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun ConnectingIndicator() {
+    Column(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
+    ) {
+        CircularProgressIndicator(
+            modifier = Modifier.size(64.dp),
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
+        )
+        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(16.dp))
+        Text(
+            text = "Connecting...",
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineSmall,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun ConnectionError(
     errorMessage: String?,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
index 4bb3ed3..fa89a81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/cz/bugsy/karemote/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 data class MainUiState(
     val isLoading: Boolean = false,
     val isConnected: Boolean = false,
+    val isConnecting: Boolean = true, // Show loading while waiting for connection
     val errorMessage: String? = null,
     val serverAddress: String = "",
     val karadioStatus: KaradioStatus = KaradioStatus(),
@@ -43,16 +44,24 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private var pollingJob: Job? = null
     private var lastStationName: String? = null
+    private var connectionFailedSince: Long? = null
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val ERROR_DISPLAY_DELAY_MS = 10_000L // 10 seconds
+    }
 
     init {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             settingsRepository.settings.collect { settings ->
                 _uiState.update { it.copy(serverAddress = settings.serverAddress) }
                 if (settings.serverAddress.isNotBlank()) {
+                    // Reset failure tracking when server address changes
+                    connectionFailedSince = null
+                    _uiState.update { it.copy(isConnecting = true, errorMessage = null) }
                     startPolling()
                 } else {
                     stopPolling()
-                    _uiState.update { it.copy(isConnected = false) }
+                    _uiState.update { it.copy(isConnected = false, isConnecting = false) }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -80,9 +89,12 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
             karadioRepository.getStatus(serverAddress)
                 .onSuccess { status ->
+                    // Connection successful - reset failure tracking
+                    connectionFailedSince = null
                     _uiState.update {
                         it.copy(
                             isConnected = true,
+                            isConnecting = false,
                             errorMessage = null,
                             karadioStatus = status
                         )
@@ -95,10 +107,23 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(
                     }
                 }
                 .onFailure { error ->
+                    val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+
+                    // Start tracking failure time if this is the first failure
+                    if (connectionFailedSince == null) {
+                        connectionFailedSince = now
+                    }
+
+                    val failureDuration = now - (connectionFailedSince ?: now)
+                    val shouldShowError = failureDuration >= ERROR_DISPLAY_DELAY_MS
+
                     _uiState.update {
                         it.copy(
                             isConnected = false,
-                            errorMessage = "Connection failed: ${error.localizedMessage}"
+                            isConnecting = !shouldShowError,
+                            errorMessage = if (shouldShowError) {
+                                "Connection failed: ${error.localizedMessage}"
+                            } else null
                         )
                     }
                 }